Obituary: Kathryn A. Lamia

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The Kansan - Newton, KS

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Posted Nov. 16, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Posted Nov. 16, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Newton, Kan.

ELLSWORTH — Kathryn A. Lamia, 87, homemaker, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at Ellsworth County Medical Center.She was born Dec. 8, 1924, in Sedgwick to Robert Ernest and Clare Margaret (Ropp) Moulds.She was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Kanopolis; American Legion Post 231 Auxiliary, Halstead; and V.F.W. Post 1432 Auxiliary, Salina.On Nov. 18, 1942, she married Claire Henry Lentz at Newkirk, Okla., and he died Nov. 1, 1977. She then married Jasper Lamia on March 17, 1979, in Kanopolis, and he died on July 15, 2001.Survivors include step-sons, Leonard (Vicky) Lamia, Little Rock, Ark., James (Cindy) Lamia, and Anthony (Diane) Lamia, all of Holyrood; brother, Dean (Patricia) Moulds, Wichita; sister-in-law, Barbara Moulds, Monte Vista, Colo.; four step-grandchildren; and seven step-great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by brothers, Tom, Donald and Norman Moulds; and sisters, Pauline Prine, Evelyn Becker, Eleanor Bennett and Geraldine Vogel.Visitation with the family will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, at Kaufman Funeral Home, Halstead. The Rosary and Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Halstead, with Father Stephen Baxter officiating. Burial will follow at Halstead Cemetery.Memorials may be given to the Sacred Heart or St. Ignatius Altar Societies or the Halstead Historical Society, in care of Kaufman Funeral Home, Halstead.